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abused

ADJECTIVE

dull

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dismal dreary dry flat humdrum ordinary repetitive stale stupid tame tedious tiresome uninspiring

STRONG

driveling plain stock tired

WEAK

archaic arid big yawn blah colorless common commonplace dead familiar hackneyed heavy ho-hum hoary insipid jejune longwinded mid monotonous oft-repeated out-of-date pointless prolix prosaic prosy repetitious routine run-of-the-mill soporific trite unimaginative usual usual thing vapid worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright exciting happy interesting light lively pleasant

WEAK

active clear eventful intelligent keen knifelike luminous lustrous pointed quick sensitive serrated sharp smart vivacious witty

ADJECTIVE

exploited

Synonyms

STRONGEST

oppressed overburdened

STRONG

milked overworked

WEAK

taken advantage of

ADJECTIVE

maligned

Synonyms

STRONG

rejected scorned

ADJECTIVE

oppressed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destitute distressed enslaved exploited helpless persecuted

STRONG

burdened maltreated mistreated suppressed tormented tyrannized

WEAK

a slave to abject at one's feet at one's mercy have-not subservient under one's thumb underfoot

ADJECTIVE

perverted

Synonyms

STRONG

abandoned contorted corrupt corrupted debased debauched defiled depraved deviating distorted impaired misguided misused outraged polluted sick tainted twisted vitiate vitiated warped

WEAK

aberrant abnormal deviant foreign grotesque kinky monstrous unhealthy unnatural vicious wicked

Antonyms

STRONG

clean cleansed healthy honorable moral noble pure purified straight uncorrupt upright virtuous well wholesome

WEAK

good

ADJECTIVE

raped

Synonyms

STRONG

despoiled ravished

Example Sentences

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After successfully proving president Donald Trump sexually abused her, then also defamed her, E. Jean Carroll secured historic legal settlements to the tune of roughly $90 million.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

“It’s being absolutely abused now, and it couldn’t be more obvious,” said one EPA staffer who asked not to be named because they currently work for the agency.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Done right, it’s normally an under-the-radar role, but the office can be abused.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Mr. Bielenia’s Ignac is the General’s opposite—unsure, abused, desperate to secure his inheritance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

But even this miserable restriction was abused by the authorities.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

abused

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